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This week on ARG Presents, no more mister NICE GUY! We're playing Games Where YOU Are The Villain...shouldn't be much of a stretch for THE BRENT! Join DEM BADS as we tackle Demon's Crest and DEAD By Daylight! Insert evil laugh here!

Jason finishes up the look back at Belmont weekend including the Friday races like the Acorn and New York Stakes. 

Grass is growing, fields needed another clipping as the old bush hog did not do all that great.  Much better with the new equipment.Lil' Honker is having fun running around with the 6 adults.Blind Hog and Acorn been doing the usual chores, and Acorn just might be wrapping up the Canadian Citizenship application.  Like being back in school, doing a research project.

What if the future of regenerative medicine starts with a few strands of your own hair?Live from AIS 2026, Dr. Grant Stevens sits down with Acorn CEO Drew Taylor to discuss the company's progress in developing personalized, autologous exosome-based therapies derived from a patient's own cells.Drew explains how Acorn is expanding from topical applications into injectable studies for aesthetic and hair restoration treatments, while also exploring future opportunities in areas ranging from sports medicine to fertility. A compelling look at how regenerative technologies may reshape healthcare in the years ahead.» Apple Podcasts | https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/technology-of-beauty/id1510898426» Spotify | https://open.spotify.com/show/0hEIiwccpZUUHuMhlyCOAm» Recent episodes | https://www.influxmarketing.com/technology-of-beauty/» Instagram | https://www.instagram.com/thetechnologyofbeauty/» LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-technology-of-beauty/The Technology of Beauty is produced by Influx Marketing, The Digital Agency for Aesthetic Practices. https://www.influxmarketing.com/Want more aesthetic insights? Subscribe to Next Level Practices, the show where we discuss the ever-changing world of digital marketing and patient acquisition and bring you the latest ideas, strategies, and tactics to help you take your practice to the next level. https://www.influxmarketing.com/next-level-practices/

The Grade 1 Acorn Stakes at Saratoga is DRF's Friday Race of the Day for June 5. David Aragona and Mike Beer offer their picks and analysis. This preview is presented by Morning Line. Learn more at morningline.io

Woooo hooo!  The farm got rain...  Unfortunately, it is a month's worth in a couple days, but hard to complain.Zucchini is growing like mad, did anyone say "zucchini boat for lunch???"Fencing project is getting rolling- fence in section 1 is down, 2 wooden posts set.Acorn is working on applying for Canadian Citizenship by Ancestry...  More of a "because she can" thing- not like the farmers are going to up and skedaddle across the border...  Talk about a project...  Has kept her busy, along with riding the bike.

A tiny green shoot discovered by Arthur's grandson William becomes the starting point for a powerful reflection on discipleship, spiritual growth, and the slow work of God. In this Bible study reflection, we explore how faith grows much like an oak tree—through planting, watering, deep roots, storms, patience, and time. Drawing from 1 Corinthians 3:6–7, Psalm 1:1–3, Matthew 13:31–32, and John 7:37–39, this episode reminds us that God often does His greatest work through small beginnings that seem insignificant at first.This episode also introduces a new practical segment called Putting Faith into Practice, encouraging listeners to plant seeds of faith in the lives of others throughout the week.If you have ever wondered whether your prayers, encouragement, or witness really matter, this episode offers a hopeful reminder: you may plant, someone else may water, but God gives the growth.

Nobody spend more time planning a vacation than their vocation. But, many of us plan our vacation more than our eternal destination! 

Farmers have been up and at it this week- no trips to the big city either!Blind Hog dealt with an elm Acorn had him cut down- the limbs were touching the roof (horrors!).  It got hauled to the North 40.  Acorn had planted the beans in the garden and today it is like Jack and the Beanstalk out there...  Even the tomatoes are taking off.  Had a good soaking rain (1.41" total) and every drop helps.The solo gosling that hatched in the incubator was placed under Delta, none of her eggs were going to hatch, and the pair have adopted the Lil Honker as their own.  Perfect timing.Acorn began the task of taking down the field fence in preparation for running the new fencing going up.  Today the field fencing, but the 4 strand barbed wire will be a bit trickier...

Send us Fan MailAngelo, Rhea and Jay are BACK together to discuss The Crash, which follows Mackenzie Shrilla, convicted of murder after driving 100 mph into a wall and killing her boyfriend and his friend. And when cameras caught her father on film basically blessing his teenager's drug use, the internet — and Angelo — had thoughts. Are the parents victims of an unfair documentary, or are they exactly what Angelo says they are: in complete and utter denial? The gang debates where documentaries end and exploitation begins, bringing up The Jinx and Paradise Lost to make the case that sometimes, the camera just catches the truth.THEN: SAG-AFTRA just cut a deal allowing AI synthetic performers if they bring "significant additional value", and members vote June 4th. Rhea's question cuts right to it: who's deciding what's "significant"? A lawyer or an actual creative. Hollywood's future is here, and nobody agrees on whether to panic.ALL THAT PLUS: Hayden Panettiere's memoir, the May upfronts, a reviews The Island on Acorn, and much MUCH more!MAKE SURE TO VISIT OUR SPONSOR: Steven Singer Jewelers!The TV Show is a weekly podcast hosted by Jay Black, with regular guests Angelo Cataldi and Rhea Hughes. Each week, we dive into the new Golden Age of Television, with a discussion of the latest shows and news.

In this urgent episode, host Amie Archibald-Varley sits down with Dr. Michelle Acorn, CEO of the Nurse Practitioners' Association of Ontario (NPAO), to rip the band-aid off a system that refuses to evolve. Dr. Acorn pulls no punches: Nurse Practitioners are trained, capable, and ready — and they're being held back by outdated policy, inadequate funding, and a government content to watch the primary care crisis deepen rather than act. What you'll hear in this episode: The full scope of what Ontario's inaction actually means for patients on the ground Why NPs remain one of the most underleveraged solutions in Canada's healthcare system The funding reforms and regulatory barriers that must be dismantled — now What a truly patient-centered, NP-inclusive system could look like — and the path to get there Why this moment is a turning point This is the conversation healthcare needs to have. The one that doesn't end with "we'll study it further." If you care about access to care, about equity, about a system that finally treats Nurse Practitioners as the leaders they are — this episode is required listening. Subscribe, share, and turn up the volume. The gritty truth can't wait. Update: The April 1st Deadline Has Come and Gone. Ontario's Patients Are Paying for It. The federal government drew a line in the sand: by April 1, 2026, provinces must ensure that medically necessary services delivered by Nurse Practitioners are publicly covered. Ontario blinked — and millions of patients are now left holding the bill. As reported by CBC News, Ontario failed to meet the federal deadline, leaving Ontarians without primary care and forcing them to pay out-of-pocket for services that should never cost them a dime. This isn't a bureaucratic hiccup. This is a political choice — and people without a family doctor are the ones suffering the consequences. The Gritty Nurse isn't here for polite conversation. We're here to start the revolution. More About Dr. Michelle Acorn Dr. Acorn has over 35 years of nursing, health systems and leadership expertise. NP Acorn transitioned to her NPAO CEO role in 2024. She previously was the inaugural Chief Nurse with the International Council of Nurses, a former Provincial Chief Nursing Officer in Ontario, and has served as a NPAO President. Dr. Acorn was inducted as an inaugural Fellow of the Canadian Academy of Nursing (FCAN), Fellow of the American Academy of Nursing (FAAN), Fellow of the Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery Royal College of Surgeons of Ireland (FFNMRCSI, Ad Eundem), and Fellow of the Queens Nursing Institute in the United Kingdom.  NP Acorn has received prestigious recognitions including the Nurse Practitioner Association of Canada Award of Excellence and Premier's Award Nominee for Outstanding Scholars and Leaders. She was named one of the top 20 visionary CEOs in Canada (2024), and top 25 women of influence in Canada (2025) and received a King Charles III Coronation Medal (2025). Michelle received the inaugural Canadian Nurses Association highest merit Sapphire Award in 2025. Dr. Acorn upholds all the NP advanced practice role domains. She is diploma to post-doctoral educationally prepared, is a Doctor of Nurse Practitioner/ Nursing Practice, dually registered as both a Primary Health Care and Adult Nurse Practitioner, and a certified Global Nurse Consultant. Dr. Acorn's diverse clinical expertise includes practicing in the Emergency, as a Hospitalist, innovating GAIN (Geriatric Assessment and Intervention Networks), and pioneering the most responsible provider (MRP) impacts of a NP–led model of inpatient hospital care as well as NP primary care models in corrections.  NP Michelle continues to practice in the community enhancing access to care for health equity seeking populations.  Michelle is recognized as a credible clinician, thought leader, mentor, teacher and scholar locally to globally. https://www.npao.org/dipl-team-member/michelle-acorn/ * Listen on Apple Podcasts – : The Gritty Nurse Podcast on Apple Apple Podcasts  https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/the-gritty-nurse/id1493290782 * Watch on YouTube –  https://www.youtube.com/@thegrittynursepodcast Stay Connected: Website: grittynurse.com Instagram: @grittynursepod TikTok: @thegrittynursepodcast Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100064212216482 X (Twitter): @GrittyNurse Collaborations & Inquiries: For sponsorship opportunities or to book Amie for speaking engagements, visit: grittynurse.com/contact Thank you to Hospital News for being a collaborative partner with the Gritty Nurse! www.hospitalnews.com 

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Welcome to ARG PRESENTS 330! Sometimes games are better watched then attempted. These are often really hard or outside your favorite genre's. Join THE BRENT and Amigo Aaron as we review two such games. Kick back and relax as we tackle Resident Evil for the Playstation and Metal Slug 3 for the MIGHTY Neo Geo!

Read transcriptAbout This Episode Blythe Haynes returns to Stageworthy for a wide-ranging conversation with host Phil Rickaby about indie theatre, artistic process, community, and the evolution of a Fringe hit into a feature film. Blythe reflects on how Toronto's theatre scene has changed since the pandemic, why she believes artists need spaces to experiment and fail, and what Canadian theatre can learn from the Edinburgh Festival Fringe model. The conversation also explores the challenges of sustaining indie work in Toronto, the importance of artistic community, and how Blythe's own understanding of her career shifted during the lockdown years. They also discuss the journey of An Atlas, A Necktie, and Other Concerns — the acclaimed 2019 Toronto Fringe Festival production that eventually became the filmed adaptation And Other Concerns, now streaming on CBC Gem. Blythe shares what it was like adapting the theatrical piece into film, acting while serving as a producer, and working within the unusual constraint of keeping the story confined to a single room. The episode also touches on rehearsal room culture, emotional safety in performance, outdoor theatre disasters, the realities of producing independent work, Gangway Theatre's long-developing project Digital Divergence, and Blythe's growing interest in playwriting and collaborative creation. This episode explores The state of Toronto indie theatre post-pandemic Why Fringe in Canada functions differently than Edinburgh Building artistic community outside traditional theatre spaces Turning An Atlas, A Necktie, and Other Concerns into a film Emotional safety and accessibility in rehearsal rooms Performing The Drowning Girls outdoors in near-hypothermic conditions The importance of process over product in artistic work and much more Guest:

Field clipping completed, the little Kioti and the new rotary cutter did swell with Blind Hog in the driver's seat.  The farmers usually get the fields clipped by this time- will keep the grass growing and not put all the energy into seed production.December-born wethers off to market this morning.  Next batch should go right before the 4th of July holiday.About time to get the fencing project started, working in little projects in between like putting in more cattle panel arches in the garden for BEANS...Geese are slow to hatch eggs this year- the cold mornings have not been helpful and Acorn fears for egg viability after exposure.

We would love to hear from you. Send us your thoughts or suggestions. Robin Bernheim created Hallmark's biggest mystery franchise — Mystery 101 — and it was only supposed to be a one-off movie. Now she's back with You're Killing Me, a cross-generational cozy mystery starring Brooke Shields and debuting on Acorn TV May 18th. And Brooke herself picked the two-female-lead concept over the traditional cozy mystery formula.What you'll hear in this interview:•       How Robin went from forty years in the business to getting Mystery 101 greenlit at Hallmark — and why it was never supposed to become a franchise•       The three concepts Robin pitched to Brooke Shields, and why Brooke changed her mind and chose the cross-generational female duo over the Moonlighting-style male-female tension•       Why You're Killing Me breaks the cozy mystery rules by pairing two women instead of relying on romantic tension, and how Hacks and Gilmore Girls influenced the show's DNA•       Tom Cavanagh's Detective Jack — the rare cozy mystery cop who's competent, amused, and doesn't dismiss the amateur sleuths•       Kate Drummond (Flower Shop Mysteries) reuniting with Brooke Shields, and whether we'll see more of her friendship storyline in future episodes•       The overarching mystery that runs underneath the six standalone episodes — and why Robin says the last episode is her and Brooke's favorite•       What it's like managing from kindness on set, and the moment the grizzled boom operator told Robin he didn't think he'd like the show — until he couldn't stop laughing during the tree sceneChapters:0:00 – Who Is Robin Bernheim?4:12 – From Remington Steele to Mystery 1019:47 – Pitching Hallmark's Biggest Mystery Franchise14:23 – You're Killing Me: Why Two Women, Not Romance19:55 – Brooke Shields Picked the Concept Herself24:38 – Tom Cavanagh, Kate Drummond & the Founders Cove Cast30:15 – The Overarching Mystery You Didn't See in Episodes 1 & 234:42 – What's Next for Season TwoWhich cozy mystery formula do you prefer — the traditional male-female romantic tension, or the cross-generational female duo like You're Killing Me?New episodes every week — subscribe and hit the bell so you never miss a Hallmark deep dive.

In this episode of Maximize Your Hunt, host Jon Teater and Ethan Tapper, who shares insights from his book 'How to Love a Forest', delve into the intricacies of deer hunting and forest management, exploring the physical demands of tracking deer, the challenges of managing degraded forests, and the strategies for restoring ecological health. They discuss the impact of invasive species and the nuanced use of herbicides in conservation efforts, emphasizing the importance of understanding forest ecosystems and the role of various species in maintaining biodiversity. takeaways Tracking deer can be a physically demanding yet rewarding experience. Maintaining physical fitness through hunting can prepare one for other outdoor activities. Every forest has unique characteristics that require tailored management strategies. Degraded forests can present significant challenges for restoration efforts. Invasive species like Japanese barberry can severely impact forest health. Herbicides can be used responsibly to manage invasive species and promote biodiversity. Understanding historical forest conditions can guide restoration practices. Creating structural diversity in forests enhances resilience and habitat quality. Acorn years can provide opportunities for regenerating oak species in degraded areas. Collaboration with conservation organizations can lead to effective management practices.   Social Links https://ethantapper.com/ https://www.bearislandforestry.com/ https://www.instagram.com/howtoloveaforest/?hl=en https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCG5pCDPHUyOiA2vW1l7L6oA https://www.facebook.com/howtoloveaforest/ https://whitetaillandscapes.com/ https://www.facebook.com/whitetaillandscapes/ https://www.instagram.com/whitetail_landscapes/?hl=en Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Fescue is growing so Blind Hog is clipping the seed heads off- problem was, the old brush hog twisted the back wheel (again) and it damn near got tore off.  Acorn found several other stress fractures in the rotary cutter deck so Blind Hog got Acorn an Mother's Day present...  A new rotary cutter.Acorn does admit, it fits the new Kioti quite well and trails along behind it nicely.Garden work done, yard work, work at the Springfield house.  Have to say, the pair of farmers are a bit too tired to be entertaining...  Time for a shower and a sit down!

Goodbye, Good Riddance! Dopamine junkie, shapeshifting songstress and certified depressant, Taylor Acorn, is our guest on Episode 389 of Sappenin' Podcast! The country turned emo superstar returns for her most honest confessions on finally feeling accepted in pop-punk scenes, her secret life as a horse girl and the most haunted backstage toilets. In this conversation, Taylor invites us on her European tour bus for exclusive insights into life behind her sold-out UK dates, adventuring to unique spots in every city, the mental effect of releasing three albums in three years, lyric journals vs in the moment heartache, why it's so hard to decide a set-list, scary near stage injuries, building a strong sisterhood with Charlotte Sands, LØLØ and Cassidy Pope (Hey Monday), unhinged fan requests, how her beautiful cover of Blink-182 gets her invited to strangers weddings, becoming an official bellyflop judge, hair travel hacks, true crime drama and more! Turn it up and join Sean and Morgan to find out Sappenin' this week!Follow us on Social Media:Twitter: @sappeninpodInstagram: @sappeninpodSpecial thank you to our Sappenin' Podcast Patreons:Join the Sappenin' Podcast Community: Patreon.com/Sappenin.Kylie Wheeler, Janelle Caston, Paul Hirschfield, Tony Michael, Scarlet Charlton, Dilly Grimwood, Mitch Perry, Jonathan Gutierrez, Jahana, Marc Spector, Molly Molloy, James Bowerbank, Amee Louise, Kat Bessant, Amy Hogg, Chris Howard, Ian Gent, Jenni Robinson, Stuart McNaught, Jenni Munster, Keighley Mepham, Carl Pendlebury, Matt Roberts, Louis Cook, James Mcnaught, Martina McManus, Jason Heredia, Danny Eaton, Ollie Amesbury, Dan Peregreen, Emily Perry, Kalila Keane, Adam Parslow, Josh Crisp, Sofija Žuravska, Steve Howard, Connor Lewins, Kyle Smith, Em Evans Roberts, George Evans, Sinead O'Halloran, Kael braham, Jordan Harris, Georgie Hopkinson, John Wilson, Ayla Shelly, Kelly Young, David Winchurch, Justine Baddeley, Scott Evans, Andrew Simpson, Shaun Croucher, Grazyna McGroarty, Murray Grimwood, Joshua Ehrensperger-Lewis, Chris Harris, Erin Howard, Lucy Neill, Robert Fitton, Jessie Hellier, Robert Pike, Craig Harris, Anthony Matthews, Owen Davies, JessieGx, Samantha Bowen, Ruby Price, Lewis Sluman, Kieran Lewis, Samantha Neville, Evan, Andy, Michael Long, Natalie Wallace, Frances, Emma Musgrave, Ria Joy, Patrick Floyd, Sarah Maher, Ceris Clift, Hannah, Hayley Taylor, Gareth Desmond, Cheri, Loz, Jamie Snailham, Gemma Graham, Torky, Billy Parmiter, Meg, Eva B, Jack Wright, Emma Barber, Lloyd Pinder, Helen Macbeth, Katie Lyons, Dan Johnson, Mustard Mittthat, Ceri Craddock, Madeleine Inez, Robert Byrne, Christopher Goldring, Lesley Dargie-Walker. Beth Gayler, Chris Lincoln, Hannah Rachael, Kerry Beckett, Naomi Falgate, Leanne Gerrard, Ieuan Wheeler, Tom Hylands, Andrew Keech, Nuala Clark.Diolch and Thank You x Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Yup- Blind Hog and Acorn took the stock trailer to Menard's to get treated lumber for the fencing project, the greenhouse and a french drain.  Holy moley!  Good thing prices were checked online first, or there would have been even more grumbling!Nasturtium baskets are up, orioles and grosbeaks at the feeders, four pair of martins in the gourds.All four of the goslings have gone to their new homes- Acorn was saved from raising a pair of males thanks to a last minute reply from a person on the waiting list.  Yay!

Warning: SPOILERS! Or, as they call it, “Puzzle at End House.” Anatoliy Ravikovich plays the high-fiving, ice-cream loving Poirot who inserts himself into a young woman's life who experiences life-threatening events. Can he stop the peril in time or will it be too perilous?“Agatha Christie, They Watch” reviews the adaptations of Agatha Christie's novels in their order of publication.Teresa Peschel, author of "Agatha Christie, She Watched" and the "International Agatha Christie, She Watched," hosts our livestream. Joining Teresa is her husband, technical adviser, and straight man, Bill Peschel. Together, they are Peschel Press, publisher of intriguing, intelligent, and idiosyncratic books (www.peschelpress.com).HOW TO SEE THIS MOVIE: Watch it on YouTube with AI subtitles, courtesy of John Hisman: https://youtu.be/8e92jROtHIw WHERE TO FIND USPeschel Press: www.peschelpress.comInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/peschel_press/NEXT WEEK: It's David Suchet's turn at “The Peril at End House” (1990) HOW TO SEE IT: Your local library could have DVDs of the Poirot series. Look for Season 2, Episode 1. Or, Amazon Prime's Acorn channel has it: https://www.amazon.com/gp/video/detail/B0FP94WD85/AcornTV's streaming channel also makes it available: https://acorn.tv/poirot/series2/peril-at-end-house/LOOK UP OUR BOOKS“Agatha Christie, She Watched” is our coffee-table sized book and not coffee-table sized ebook collection of Teresa's reviews of Christie's movie and TV adaptations. Agatha Christie, She Watched: https://peschelpress.com/agatha-christie-she-watched/International Agatha Christie, She Watched: https://peschelpress.com/international-agatha-christie-she-watched/DISCLAIMER: FAIR USE. Title 17, US Code (Sections 107-118 of the copyright law) All media in this video is used for the purpose of review and commentary under the terms of fair use. All footage, music and images used belong to their respective owners.Theme music: "Deadly Roulette" by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Send us Fan MailAre you an Evansville native or just passing through? Tell us your favorite (or least favorite) thing about the city in the comments! Make sure to subscribe, share this episode, and hit the notification bell so you never miss a deep dive into history.Welcome to another "thrilling" episode of The Days, where we are heading to the banks of the Ohio River to explore the story of Evansville, Indiana. This city has been shaped by ancient cultures, frontier ambitions, river trade, industrial growth, and a level of resilience that is frankly "fucked." Whether you know it as a hard-working Midwestern hub or just a place with "really bad pollution," the history of Evansville begins long before it even had a name. We start with the Angel Mounds, a major center of trade and culture occupied from 1000 AD to 1450 AD—centuries before Europeans arrived. Then, we move into the 1800s, tracing the arrival of Hugh McGarry Jr. and the eventual naming of the city after Colonel Robert M. Evans, a man who, as it turns out, wasn't even from here. The episode dives deep into the industrial boom that turned Evansville into a commercial powerhouse. We discuss the founding of Old National Bank in 1834, the rise of the "Lumber Barons" like John Augustus Reitz, and the city's unlikely title as the "Cigar Capital of the World" in the early 1900s. Did you know Barry Plastics now sits in a former factory that hand-cranked 100 million cigars a year? Finally, we cover Evansville's massive contribution to World War II. During the war, 75% of local factories held military contracts, and the Evansville shipyard became the world's largest inland producer of ocean-going ships, turning out 167 LSTs. We wrap up with the legends of the West Side Nut Club Fall Festival—the second largest street festival in the U.S.—and a heated debate over the new "Acorn" intersection at the Lloyd and St. Joe. TIMELINE : 00:00 - Introduction to the history of Evansville 03:00 - Angel Mounds and ancient Native American trade 06:15 - 1812: Hugh McGarry Jr. and the first homestead 11:20 - Who was Colonel Robert M. Evans? 14:40 - The "Lumber Barons" and the Reitz Home 29:20 - Cigars and Brewing: The 1900s industrial boom 34:00 - Evansville's massive role in World War II 40:00 - The West Side Nut Club and the Fall Festival history 55:00 - The controversial "Acorn" intersection plans[The Days Grimm Podcast Links]- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/TheDaysGrimm- Our link tree: linktr.ee/Thedaysgrimm- GoFundMe account for The Days Grimm: https://gofund.me/02527e7c [The Days Grimm is brought to you by]Sadness & ADHD (non-medicated)

Four lil' honkers out, buyer cannot get them for another week.  They may be half-grown by then!  Acorn has plans for an outdoor gosling run as well as fenced-in above ground coop pen for them.  Blind Hog brought down the old cattle mineral feeder on skids for the coop, and the 4'x5' pen used for previous peeps and honkers.Things are getting done around the farm.  Garden work, livestock tending.  Cheesemaking completed.  Acorn got to try out the new battery powered impact wrench and what a joy to use that was!!!So far April has brought 5.49" of rain...  Gotta boost those May flowers!

God does the mission – Psalm 46: 1 & Isaiah 41: 17-20 Guest Preacher: Paul Haringman, National Director of ACORN

Kevin Mooney discusses his book “Climate Pxrn,” inspired by climate propaganda in classrooms and a push to restore the scientific method. He critiques polar-bear and other climate messaging, argues funding and politics suppress skeptics, and describes threats to prosecute dissent via RICO-style lawfare. He highlights Trump-era moves such as leaving the Paris Agreement and efforts to reverse the EPA's 2009 endangerment finding on CO2, calling it a major deregulatory change. Mooney cites Canada's carbon tax costs and bureaucracy as warnings, alleges Russian and Chinese money influences anti-fracking activism, and raises national-security concerns about China-linked energy supply chains and offshore wind. He also criticizes EV lithium-battery fire risks, climate activism in healthcare, carbon-tracking credit cards, and argues AI power demand is undermining wind/solar claims.00:00 Meet Kevin Mooney01:13 Acorn to Green Groups01:54 Polar Bear Myth03:27 NASA vs Climate Models06:57 Solar System Climate Clues07:50 Silencing Skeptics09:39 Criminalizing Dissent11:36 Paris Deal and Lawfare12:24 EPA Endangerment Fight15:00 Canada Carbon Tax Reality17:53 Foreign Money and Fracking21:14 China Grid Security Risks22:17 Offshore Wind and Security24:29 Wind Groups vs Locals24:54 EV Battery Fire Risks26:21 Climate Policies in Healthcare28:36 Carbon Tracking Credit Cards29:56 Second Amendment Backstop31:08 ESG Retreat and BlackRock32:37 COVID and Classroom Climate Push34:23 Young Men Shift and Faith35:23 Climate Agenda and Marxism36:41 Herding Rural America to Cities38:16 Union of Concerned Scientists39:46 Government Science Funding Distortion40:46 AI Power Demand and RGGI43:28 Greenwashing and Energy Reality44:28 Offshore Wind and Whale Deaths45:58 Heartland Conference Takeaways48:36 Closing Thoughts and Book Plughttps://x.com/KevinMooneyDChttps://kevinmooney.info/Climate Pxrn: How and Why Anti-Population Zealots Fabricate Science, while Targeting American Capitalism, Freedom, and Independence: https://a.co/d/05Cd61cX=========Slides, summaries, references, and transcripts of my podcasts: https://tomn.substack.com/p/podcast-summariesMy Linktree: https://linktr.ee/tomanelson1

Might get down near 30F at the farm by dawn, Acorn has covered up the tender plants, closed the ends of the low tunnel.  Brought in Bravo and Charlie goosies' eggs in, Delta is sitting on hers today.Fun trip last week to Crystal Bridges and the Momentary.Goats are doing well with the pasture growth, Acorn milked 4 gallons and is attempting an Emmental cheese.  4 gallons of milk and the cheese is over 4 lbs, but 12 more hrs of pressing needs to be done before it floats in the brine.

Welcome to ARG PRESENTS! Sometimes games are attempted that are beyond the scope of the machine. These are often "settle for this" or "best they could do" affairs...but on RARE occasion, a GREAT developer can make MAGIC! It's Games They Said Were IMPOSSIBLE this week on ARG PRESENTS!

Raised beds have been getting improved with goat barn compost. Blind Hog has been moving rocks from one pile to another.Acorn baked a loaf of sourdough.  Been feasting on asparagus and salad greens from the garden."Barely used" shoes from Ebay are the cat's meow...  Makes fora very happy Acorn, especially when the style has been discontinued.

Philip is joined by Barry Larkin, CEO of the Acorn group of feed suppliers to discuss the impact the protests are having on their supply lines, including impacts on animal welfare.

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Blind Hog and Acorn have had a relatively easy week- morning walkies with Sam, a trip to Springfield.  Fence work planning going on along with pasture management and gardening.Morels, asparagus, seed starting...  Lilacs and Japanese cherry trees blooming...  Kind of.  That last hard freeze really killed off a ton of fresh growth.  Here is to hoping that was the last hard freeze!

This week we struggled MIGHTILY to attempt to emulate the Simpleplex 6000AE Squared, and we weren't sure if we could pull it off, but...WE GOT IT GOING! Join THE BRENT and Amigo Aaron for a trip back to 1938, on the tiny island nation of Tuvalu, as we take a wild adventure in computing that we NEVER knew existed. It's a story of one man's determination to match wits with the most brilliant minds on earth. THEN, kick back as we GAME ON THIS SUCKER! Special thanks to Tommy G and the SP8KAE2 Forums! You saved my bacon, boys!

Blind Hog and Acorn had the usual week for chores, then broke bad and went to a real theater movie (Project Hail Mary) and wrapped up the week double-dipping and attending two No Kings events.Farmers are a bit tuckered out, to say the least...  Deets are in the podcast...

Frank Devereaux (Terry O'Quinn) loves betting on stuff. Don't really know why and with what funds, but he's dug himself into a debt hole. Now, a bunch of drug dealing Reno bad guys kidnap his son, Billy (Brandon Call), and force Frank to make ground up Smurf dust. Kinda like Gargamel's Breaking Bad. Enter: Nick Parker (Rutger Hauer). He served in Vietnam with Frank. Nick lost his sight there, but he has been spending his time training as a swordsman. Acorn squash beware! Now, he's back in the states with his sword cane, and he's going to knock around plenty of skulls as he rides around on buses with Billy. RTS learns how to clean up your eyebrows and neck beard with a gentle swish of a sword. Jeremy electrifies us all with his sparking death hot tub. La-Mar was told that his “butter knife ain't gonna stop no bullet.” Oddly, it does. It stops many bullets – and it helps butter his bread. Is Bruce Lee's brother showing up to this?

Behold, the Vernal Equinox has arrived!  Temps from the low teens to the 90's in a mere week!Blind Hog and Acorn have been busy...  Piddle chores, gardening, goating, limb-carrying...Acorn fixed the cord on the grill rotisserie, by removing the ground fault and replacing it with another...  The chicken was delicious...

Welcome to The USDN Podcast - where indie comics come to life.In this episode, host The Chairman sits down with Paul Eza, creator of The Olympian and founder of Acorn Comics.We dive into the origins of The Olympian, a story blending Greek mythology, small-town life, and a reluctant hero chosen by fate. From a mysterious talisman to mythological creatures like a Minotaur and a talking squirrel, this series delivers a fresh take on classic legends.Paul also shares his journey from law to comics, launching Acorn Comics, and what it takes to build a sustainable indie publishing brand through Kickstarter.

Mid to upper 70's and and now lows in the teens expected?  Spring of Deception indeed...Acorn baked squash and got 6 lbs of pulpy pulp for future cakes.  Canned pumpkin, if you will...Three new barn cats joined the farm- all are bonafide mousers and come with resumes.  They are acclimating to the farm, and Sam, in the pig barn.  Got the "secure stall" all cleaned out for them.

“Indian Makes An Attempt to Kill.” That was the newspaper headline about my great-great uncle, Cicero - a story I've shared many times. But on one retelling, something unexpected happened. The story didn't just revisit the past - it opened the door to an entirely new world of family connections I never knew existed. In Part 2, we weave together Cicero's story with my own and how, somehow, his history guided me straight to my cousin, Cheryl Stone Pitchford, and a whole new branch of our family tree. Recorded 2 years ago, in this series, Cheryl and I are on an Okie roadtrip and on a mission to visit her ancestor, Mushulatubbee's old stomping grounds, while tracing our own family roots across Choctaw Country along the way. What you'll hear in this series is a heartfelt blend of history, humor and remembrance - a hodgepodge of adventures in the very best way. Next up, we'll head to Shady Point to visit the breathtaking Ranch at Latham, owned by Choctaw, Jonathan Watson to see the land where Chief Mushulatubee lived. In this episode, I proudly sport my lovely earrings, perfectly crafted by Jennifer Ikelman (Registered Tribal Artist of the Choctaw Nation) of Acorn and Oak Crafts. https://www.etsy.com/shop/AcornAndOakCrafts?ref=shop_sugg This series is one I hope you'll watch on YouTube to see the photos and visuals along the way. Yakoke! #cherystonepitchford #theranchatlatham #choctawnationofoklahoma #nativechoctalkpodcast #nativechoctalk #rachaelellenyoungman #rachaelyoungman #Choctaw #chahta #nativeamerican #AmericanIndian #nativepodcast

The farm received much needed rain, and Big Fat Cow finally popped her triplets today.  No more waddling around for her!Geese have been a-layin'...  Acorn's new smartwatch is alllllll about "Body Battery" and getting enough rest.  NOT what you can do when kids keep being born- lol...Daffodils are up, rhubarbs busting out.  Plum trees about to bloom as well.  Will they finally do away with the changing of the time?  Ugh...

Welcome to ARG PRESENTS! There's a GREMLIN in the works, and we're having a look at him! Sometimes you try to pay tribute to a GREAT developer and publisher like Gremlin...and then you bury them. It's an accident, I promise...we MIGHT have chosen poorly. It's GREMLIN GRAPHICS this week on ARG PRESENTS!

Blind Hog and Acorn have been busy...  Goose huts completed, a break in the weather and an impromptu trip off the farm to Hot Springs National Park and Crater of Diamonds State Park.Wheeeeee!  All the funs!  Alas- but no diamonds were discovered...

News On he Flipside tonight tariffs in trouble Iran in trouble prince Andrew in trouble lots more news and lots of clips tonight . The moon is no longer silent – and something is waking up there US intercepts Russian spy plane over Alaska Simulated scenario of Iranian air defenses against bomber Iran has promised Trump its oil riches. It could be a clever ploy to avoid war Scientists say we may have been wrong about the origin of life Dark Eagle explained, America's new hypersonic missile built to strike 1,700+ miles with almost no warning “I mapped the invisible”: American high-school student stuns astronomers by discovering 1.5 million hidden cosmic objects The moon is no longer silent – and something is waking up there Putin's 'polonium assassin' makes chilling WW3 warning - 'bunkers won't save you' Five years on Mars: The rover's strangest finds so far Skull of 'dinosaur from hell' discovered with sword jutting from its head Drug cartel jet seized in jungle makes shocking takeoff caught on camera Something crossed our solar system – and we still don't know what it was Fresh WWIII fears as German army chief predicts Europe will suffer things we cannot even imagine at the hands of Putin The moon is no longer silent – and something is waking up there NASA report paints damning picture of Boeing mishap that stranded two astronauts in space Scientists warn mega-tsunami could wipe out US cities in minutes NASA satellite captures mysterious human voices echoing through space Secret CIA Files Claim Alien Presence on the Dark Side of the Moon — “They Told Us to…” The spy plane the US government says doesn't exist Inside the coming 7th generation fighter, hypersonic speed, space operations, AI decision-making, and the next air superiority arms race Seth Meyers predicted that Trump would announce alien life Acorn-shaped UFO crashes and soldiers seal Pennsylvania fores The F-47 explained, how Boeing's secret 6th gen fighter was flying since 2019 and why China fears it 2 billion years old – the nuclear reactor that shouldn't be there Roger Stone says Richard Nixon told comedian Jackie Gleason that UFOs are real and took him to a Florida military facility to show him alien life

Blind Hog and Acorn had a busy week- cleaning, farm chores, sausage making and also a trip to the art museums in Arkansas for some plain old fun.Finally getting some decent rain, but will it be more than a drop in the bucket?  Time will tell!

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Some games look simple enough, but are as deep as a well. We'll explore such games this week on ARG Presents! Join Amigo Aaron and THE BRENT for ARG as we try out Zoo Keeper from the arcade and the NES classic Punch Out!

Further reading: I Can Has Mutant Larvae? 200-Year-Old ‘Monster Larva' Mystery Solved ‘Snakeworm' mystery yields species new to science Hearkening back to the hazelworm Show transcript: Welcome to Strange Animals Podcast. I'm your host, Kate Shaw. A few weeks ago when I was researching big eels, I remembered the mystery eel larva we talked about back in episode 49, and that led me down a fun rabbit hole about other mystery larvae. Let's start with that eel larva. Eel larvae can be extremely hard to tell apart, so as a catchall term every eel larva is called a leptocephalus. They're flattened side to side, which is properly referred to as laterally compressed, and transparent, shaped roughly like a slender leaf, with a tiny head at the front. Depending on the species, an eel may remain in its larval form for more than a year, much longer than most other fish, and when it does metamorphose into its next life stage, it usually grows much longer than its larval form. For instance, the larvae of conger eels are only about 4 inches long, or 10 cm, while an adult conger can grow up to 10 feet long, or 3 meters. On January 31, 1930, a Danish research ship caught an eel larva 900 feet deep, or about 275 meters, off the coast of South Africa. But the larva was over 6 feet long, or 1.85 meters! Scientists boggled at the thought that this larva might grow into an eel more than 50 feet long, or 15 meters, raising the possibility that this unknown eel might be the basis of many sea serpent sightings. The larva was preserved and has been studied extensively. In 1958, a similar eel larva was caught off of New Zealand. It and the 1930 specimen were determined to belong to the same species, which was named Leptocephalus giganteus. In 1966, two more of the larvae were discovered in the stomach of a western Atlantic lancet fish. They were much smaller than the others, though—only four inches and eleven inches long, or 10 cm and 28 cm respectively. Other than size, they were pretty much identical to Leptocephalus giganteus. The ichthyologist who examined them determined that the larvae were probably not true eels at all, but larvae of a fish called the spiny eel. Deep-sea spiny eels look superficially like eels but aren't closely related, and while they do have a larval form that resembles that of a true eel, they're much different in one important way. Spiny eel larvae grow larger than the adults, then shrink a little when they develop into their mature form. The six-foot eel larva was actually a spiny eel larva that was close to metamorphosing into its adult form. Not everyone agrees that Leptocephalus giganteus is a spiny eel. Some think it belongs to the genus Coloconger, also called worm eels, which are true eels but which have large larvae that only grow to the same size as adults. But worm eels don't grow much bigger than about two feet long, or 61 cm. If the mystery larvae does belong to the genus Coloconger, it's probably a new species. Until scientists identify an adult Leptocephalus giganteus, we can't know for sure. Another mystery larva is Planctosphaera pelagica, which sits all alone in its own class because the only thing it resembles are acorn worms, but scientists are pretty sure it isn't the larva of an acorn worm. It's not much to look at, since the larva is just a little barrel-shaped blob that grows about 25 mm across. This sounds small compared to the eel larva we just discussed, but it's actually quite large compared to similar larvae. Acorn worm larvae are usually only about a millimeter long. Planctosphaera has been classified as a hemichordate, which are related to echinoderms but which show bilateral symmetry instead of radial symmetry. Hemichordates are also closely related to chordates, which include all vertebrates. They're marine animals that resemble worms but aren't worms, so it's likely that Planctosphaera is also wormlike as an adult. Planctosphaera isn't encountered very often by scientists. It has limited swimming abilities and mostly floats around near the surface of the open ocean, eating tiny food particles. One suggestion is that it might actually be the larva of a known species, but one where an occasional larva just never metamorphoses into an adult. It just grows and grows until something eats it. So far, attempts to sequence DNA from a Planctosphaera hasn't succeeded and attempts to raise one to maturity in captivity hasn't worked either. Some people have estimated that an adult Planctosphaera might be a type of acorn worm that can grow nine feet long, or 2.75 meters, which isn't out of the realm of possibility. The largest species of acorn worm known is Balanoglossus gigas, which can grow almost six feet long, or 1.8 meters, and not only is it bioluminescent, its body contains a lot of iodine, so it smells like medicine. It lives in mucus-lined burrows on the sea floor. Another mystery larva is Facetotecta, which have been found in shallow areas in many oceans around the world. Unlike the other larvae we've talked about, they're genuinely tiny, measured in micrometers, and eleven species have been described. They all have a cephalic shield, meaning a little dome over the head, and scientists have been able to observe several phases of their development but not the adult form. The juvenile form was observed and it looked kind of like a tiny slug with nonfunctioning eyes and weak muscles. Scientists speculate that facetotecta may actually be the larva of an endoparasite that infests some marine animals. That would explain why no adult form has been identified. Genetic testing has confirmed that Facetotecta is related to a group of parasitic crustaceans. DNA has solved some mysteries of what larvae belong to which adults. For instance, Cerataspis monstrosa, a larval crustacean that was first described in 1828. It's over a cm long, pinkish-purple in color with stalked eyes, little swimming leg-like appendages, and neon blue horn-like structures on its head and back which act as armor. The armor doesn't help too much against big animals like dolphins and tuna, which love to eat it, and in fact that's where it was initially discovered, in the digestive tract of a dolphin. But scientists had no idea what the monstrous larva eventually grew up to be. In 2012 the mystery was solved when a team of scientists compared the monster larva's DNA to that of lots of various types of shrimp, since the larva had long been suspected to be a type of shrimp. It turns out that it's the larval form of a rare deep-sea aristeid shrimp that can grow up to 9 inches long, or 23 cm. Let's finish with another solved mystery, this one from larvae found on land. In 2007, someone sent photos and a bag of little dead worms to Derek Sikes at the University of Alaska Museum. Usually when someone sends you a bag of dead worms, they're giving you an obscure but distressing message, but Sikes was curator of the insect collection and he was happy to get a bag of mystery worms. The worms had been collected from an entire column of the creatures that had been crawling over each other so that the group looked like a garden hose on the ground. Sikes thought they were probably fly larvae but he had never heard of larvae traveling in a column. If you've listened to the hazelworm episode from August 2018, you might have an idea. The hazelworm was supposed to be a snake or even a dragon that was only seen in times of unrest. It turns out that it the larvae of some species of fungus gnat travel together in long, narrow columns that really do look like a moving snake. But that's in Europe, not Alaska. Sikes examined the larvae, but since they were dead he couldn't guess what type of insect they would grow up to be. Luckily, a few months later he got a call from a forester who had spotted a column of the same worms crossing a road. Sikes got there in time to witness the phenomenon himself. The larvae were only a few millimeters long each, but there were so many of them that the column stretched right across the road into the forest. He collected some of them carefully and took them back to the museum, where he tended them in hopes that they would pupate successfully. This they did, and the insects that emerged were a little larger than fruit flies and were black in color. Sikes identified them as fungus gnats, but when he consulted fungus gnat experts in Germany and Japan, they were excited to report that they didn't recognize the Alaskan gnats. It was a new species, which Sikes described in late 2023. His summer students helped name the species, Sciara serpens, which are better known now as snakeworm gnats. He and his co-authors think the larvae form columns when they cross surfaces like roads and rocks, to help minimize contacting the dry ground. Fungus gnats live in moist areas with lots of organic matter, like forest leaf litter and the edges of ponds. So the next time you see a huge long snake crossing the road, don't panic. It might just be a whole lot of tiny, tiny larvae looking for a new home. Thanks for your support, and thanks for listening! BONUS: here’s the Hazelworm episode too! The hazelworm today is a type of reptile, although called the slow worm, blind worm, or deaf adder. It lives in Eurasia, and while it looks like a snake, it's actually a legless lizard. It can even drop and regrow its tail like a lizard if threatened. It spends most of its time underground in burrows or underneath leaf litter or under logs. It grows almost 2 feet long, or 50 cm, and is brown. Females sometimes have blue racing stripes while males may have blue spots. It eats slugs, worms, and other small animals, so is good for the garden. But that kind of hazelworm isn't what we're talking about here. Back in the middle ages in central Europe, especially in parts of the Alps, there were stories of a big dragonlike serpent that lived in areas where hazel bushes were common. Like its slow-worm namesake, it lived most of its life underground, especially twined around the roots of the hazel. Instead of scales, it had a hairy skin and was frequently white in color. It was supposed to be the same type of snake that had tempted Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden. It had a lot of names besides hazelworm, including white worm for its color, paradise worm for its supposed history in the Garden of Eden, and even war worm. That one was because it was only supposed to show itself just before a war broke out. People really believed it existed, although stories about it sound more like folklore. For instance, anyone who ate hazelworm flesh was supposed to become immortal. It was also supposed to suck milk from dairy cows and spread poison. Some accounts said it was enormous, as big around as a man's thigh and some 18 feet long, or 5.5 meters. Sometimes it was even supposed to have feet, or have various bright colors. Sometimes drawings showed wings. There does seem to be some confusion about stories of the hazelworm and of the tatzelwurm, especially in older accounts. But unlike the tatzelwurm, the mystery of the hazelworm has been solved for a long time—long enough that knowledge of the animal has dropped out of folklore. Back in the 1770s, a physician named August C. Kuehn pointed out that hazelworm sightings matched up with a real animal…but not a snake. Not even any kind of reptile. Not a fish or a bird or a mammal. Nope, he pointed at the fungus gnat. The fungus gnat is about 8 mm long and eats decaying plant matter and fungus. You know, sort of exactly not like an 18-foot hairy white snake. But the larvae of some species of fungus gnat are called army worms. The larvae have white, gray, or brown bodies and black heads, and travel in long, wide columns that do look like a moving snake, especially if seen in poor light or in the distance. I've watched videos online of these processions and they are horrifying! They're also rare, so it's certainly possible that even people who have lived in one rural area their whole life had never seen an armyworm procession. Naturally, they'd assume they were seeing a monstrous hairy snake of some kind, because that's what it looks like. Sightings of smaller hazelworms may be due to the caterpillar of the pine processionary moth, which also travels in a line nose to tail, which looks remarkably like a long, thin, hairy snake. Don't touch those caterpillars, by the way. They look fuzzy and cute but their hairs can cause painful reactions when touched. The adult moths lay their eggs in pine trees and when the eggs hatch the larvae eat pine needles and can cause considerable damage to the trees. They overwinter in silk tents, then leave the trees in spring and travel in a snaky conga line to eat pine needles. Eventually they burrow underground to pupate. They emerge from their cocoons as adult moths, mate, lay eggs, and die, all within one day.

About 7.5" +/- and it is a lovely powder.  Has already shrunk down to 3" in the past week.Bitter cold temps, livestock managing.  Goats have even been going out to the fields, even the big boys.A trough deicer was caught in the act of melting down, replacement procured.  Acorn went for a couple walks down the road- currently is too slick to risk a fall.  Three little Norwegian roses are sprouting, will more seeds erupt?

India's policy ecosystem was once a desolate landscape, stuck in bad ideas of the past. One institution shook it all up. Nitin Pai and Pranay Kotasthane join Amit Varma in episode 433 of The Seen and the Unseen to describe their journey building the Takshashila Institution. (FOR FULL LINKED SHOW NOTES, GO TO SEENUNSEEN.IN.) Also check out: 1. Nitin Pai on Twitter, LinkedIn, his own website and the Takshashila Institution. 2. Pranay Kotasthane on Twitter, LinkedIn, Amazon and the Takshashila Institution. 3. The Takshashila Institution. 4. Takshashila's courses and Open Takshashila. 5. The Liberal Nationalism of Nitin Pai — Episode 318 of The Seen and the Unseen. 6. Pranay Kotasthane Talks Public Policy — Episode 233 of The Seen and the Unseen. 7. Episodes of The Seen and the Unseen with Nitin Pai: 1, 2, 3. 8. Episodes of The Seen and the Unseen w Pranay Kotasthane: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15. 9. The archives of The Acorn, Nitin Pai's blog. 10. The Life and Times of Gurcharan Das -- Episode 425 of The Seen and the Unseen. 11. Assembling India's Constitution -- Rohit De and Ornit Shani. 12. The Overton Window. 13. Nitin Pai's 2011 FAQ on Anna Hazare and the Lok Pal bill. 14. Arthashastra and History of the Peloponnesian War. 15. Distance From Delhi -- Various Takshashila authors. 16. The Age of the Partial Outsider — Janan Ganesh. 17. The Prestige -- Christopher Priest. 18. Everything Evolves -- Mark Vellend. 19. Humankind -- Rutger Bregman. 20. A Sixth Of Humanity -- Devesh Kapur and Arvind Subramanian. This episode is sponsored by The Six Percent Club. Join them to go from content idea to launch in just 45 days! Amit Varma runs a course called Life Lessons, which aims to be a launchpad towards learning essential life skills all of you need. For more details, and to sign up, click here. And have you read Amit's newsletter? Subscribe right away to The India Uncut Newsletter! It's free! Also check out Amit's online course, The Art of Clear Writing. Episode art: 'Lighthouse' by Simahina.

Host Meg Wolitzer presents two provocative stories that address the idea of communing with something “other”.  In Etgar Keret's “Polar Bear” an AI program, and a lonely widow, commune.  The reader is Michael Imperioli. And Mom is close by—and full of unwanted advice—in “The Acorn” by Elizabeth Stix, performed by Dylan Baker. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.